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font/pdfa
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Type1 core fonts for PDFA

1.0.6(1mo ago)4282LGPL-3.0PostScript

Since Dec 30Pushed 1mo ago1 watchersCompare

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tc-font-pdfa
============

[](#tc-font-pdfa)

> Type1 core fonts for PDF/A workflows.

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---

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

`tc-font-pdfa` contains 14 Type1 PDF core font files generated from GNU FreeFont to support PDF/A-compatible embedding scenarios.

This package targets compliance-oriented workflows where predictable, embeddable base fonts are required for archival documents. By shipping generated assets in a dedicated repository, PDF toolchains can keep runtime dependencies lightweight while preserving consistent rendering across platforms.

---

Features
--------

[](#features)

### Core Font Set

[](#core-font-set)

- Courier, Helvetica, Times (regular/bold/italic variants)
- Symbol and ZapfDingbats support
- Binary Type1 (`.pfb`) and metrics (`.afm`) assets

### PDF/A-Oriented Distribution

[](#pdfa-oriented-distribution)

- Deterministic file naming for automation
- Suitable for embedding in PDF/A production pipelines
- Includes conversion notes and provenance details

---

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- No runtime PHP requirements
- A PDF engine or conversion tool that consumes Type1 assets

---

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install with Composer to make assets available in vendor paths:

```
composer require font/pdfa
```

---

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

Use files from the `pfb/` and `afm/` directories in your PDF/font import workflow.

```
afm/
pfb/

```

---

Development
-----------

[](#development)

This project is asset-centric. Typical contributions include regenerating fonts, validating metadata, and documenting conversion steps.

---

Packaging
---------

[](#packaging)

Distributed as source assets via Git and Composer.

###  Health Score

49

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1558 days

Total

3

Last Release

33d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

corefontPFBPDFAtc-font-pdf

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